Chapter 301 A necklace for Poppy
The lid of the music box was slowly opened. With the sound of music, a beautiful ballet dancer danced with the music, but what Lucia cared about was not this, but the silver necklace wrapped around the ballerina. The end of the silver necklace was a delicate pendant.This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .
"This is..." Lucia's hand trembled slightly, caressing the silver necklace. At the moment she touched it, memories flooded back like a tide.
During the college days, on that splendid afternoon, she personally wore this silver necklace around Poppy's neck.
"Poppy, I gave this to you. Do you like it?"
"Yes, Lucia, you're so kind to me."
"This pendant is a lily, a symbol of the pure friendship between us. Poppy, I hope we can keep going like this."
"Well, we'll always be best friends!"
Lucia still remembered the way Poppy solemnly told herself that their friendship would last forever. After being betrayed by her and Jacob together, she also remembered this scene, but her mood was no longer moved, but infinite satire.
"Why do you still keep this..." Lucia's eyes turned red. She untied the chain from the dancer, put it in the palm of her hand, and muttered to herself.
But Poppy could no longer answer.
The necklace represented the friendship between them, and Poppy kept it. Lucia wondered if she could understand that what she said to her was sincere.
Feeling sad, Lucia held back her tears and put the necklace in her pocket. She turned to face the floor-to-ceiling window, hoping that the busy city scene outside the window would distract her, or at least make her feel less sad.
However, the tears still rolled down.
"Poppy, you idiot, why did you have to let me know at the end..."
With a low sigh, it was Lucia's inescapable regret.
On the other side, Arthur took Kane and Kyle to find Samuel after confirming that Jacob was not in the office.
Samuel was stunned by Arthur's coercion, and when he saw him, he was unconsciously timid, and he naturally spoke without reserve.
"Mr. Davies, Mr. Taylor really hasn't come. I don't know where he is now."
"Have you called?" Arthur asked Samuel coldly.
"I have called. He doesn't answer." Samuel told the truth.
"Keep calling," Arthur let out a low voice, scaring Samuel. Then he hen asked, "Are all the shareholders here?"
"Just those few people who have been waiting for you in the conference room." Samuel said.
"I'll give you another half an hour to get Jacob. If you can't find him..." Arthur scowled and said threateningly to Samuel.
"I'm going right now!" Samuel responded quickly, and he started walking away as soon as he finished speaking. Kane and Kyle couldn't help laughing when they saw this.
"Arthur, I don't think Jacob will come." Kane said seriously to Arthur after laughing.
"I guessed it, too," Arthur said, nodding. "I asked Samuel to find him, just to make sure he really had the guts to just walk away."
"I'll call the police right away." Kyle was Arthur's assistant, and he knew what he meant when he said that.
Arthur nodded and said to Kane, "Now it's up to Jacob what happens to his remaining equity if he does leave."
"According to the current situation, his equity cannot be transferred, and the only possibility is to entrust it to others."
"Entrust?" Arthur repeated softly, with a sense of disobedience that couldn't be ignored, though he wasn't sure exactly what it was.
"The company's legal person is still Jacob. Even if he runs away, the court can still convict him, but Lucia's situation will be very difficult next. And the company will be hurt greatly." Kane said worriedly. What Kane thought of, Arthur naturally also thought of it, but he had more confidence in Lucia. Lucia was arrogant, and after so many setbacks, she would definitely be possible to rejuvenate the Webbex Group.
"Let's meet Lucia first. We'll talk about the rest after the shareholders meeting." Arthur said, and took Kane and Kyle to Poppy's office. But when they arrived, Lucia had already left, and the three walked towards the conference room again. Sure enough, Lucia has arrived.
As soon as he saw Lucia, Arthur stepped forward and led her out the door. He asked her worriedly, "Why are your eyes a little red? Did you cry just now?"
Lucia felt sad and nodded silently. She was hiding it so well, but Arthur could see it at a glance. She said,
"I found this in Poppy's office just now."
As she spoke, Lucia took out the silver necklace and showed it to Arthur.
Arthur glanced at the necklace and asked Lucia, "You gave it to her?"
"Well, I didn't expect her to keep it. I..." Lucia's voice softened, and she seemed to be choked up again, and she couldn't say any more.
With a sigh, Arthur took Lucia into his arms and comforted softly, "The dead is gone. Don't be too sad."
"So I must let Jacob get the punishment he deserves!" Lucia said firmly, pushing back her tears.
"Definitely!" Arthur responded to her.
Twenty minutes later, Samuel rushed to the conference room in a hurry. At this time, his face was pale, and he seemed to have foreseen his fate. "Mr. Davies, Jacob has left."
Now for Samuel, there was no need to call Jacob Mr. Taylor.
"Can't find him at home?" Arthur asked lightly, being not too surprised.
"The servants said that after Jacob left with a suitcase this morning, he never showed up again. He should have really left." Samuel said angrily.
"Okay, just do what you need to do." Arthur said indifferently, leaving Samuel in a daze.
Now, what can he do?
Samuel lost his mind.
Entering the conference room, Arthur came to Lucia who was preparing for the meeting, and whispered a few words. Lucia was angry after hearing it. If it wasn't for the rest of the shareholders, she would have been furious now.
"Don't worry. Kyle has already notified the police. Let's see if Jacob has the ability to leave." Arthur put his hand on the back of Lucia's hand, soothing her restlessness and anger.
Up to now, Lucia can only face the fact that Jacob ran away, and only hoped that the police can arrest him as soon as possible.
At eleven o'clock, the general meeting of shareholders officially started. Because Jacob previously occupied the absolute control, while the remaining 30% of the shares were only allocated to a few shareholders, some of them lost their shares because the company's reputation was damaged and the stock price plummeted. Therefore, they sold them to Lucia, and only the last three shareholders attended, with Arthur being one of them.